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Letters Patent No. 93,813, dated August 17, 1869.

IMPROVED HORSE-POWER. l

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parto! thev same.

To whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, J oHN B'. FAssn'r'r, of Irasburg, county of Orleans, State of Vermontfhave invented certain Improvements in Horse-Power; and that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the-"accompanying drawings, in whichv l Figure l represents a side elevation of my invention, and

Figure 2, a plan view of same. v

lhe object of my invention is to produce a horsepower, for the use of farmers and others, which shall combine simple construction with durability andl power, and ease ofmanagement. l

The nature of my invention consists in a round platform, upon vone side of which the horse travels, revolving upona friction-wheel, from which power is communicated to shafting.

In the drawings- A isa frame.

B is a round' platform, revolving on the axis H.

This platform is constructed iu sections, transverse and horizontal, to give it strength, and prevent its warping. The platform is upon an incline,

Under theplatform upon which the horse travels, and between the horse and thecentre of the platform, is friction-wheel D, upon `which alim, B, ou the platform B, moves in its revolutions. This position of wheel D enables the'horse to act upon an increased leverage, thus gaining power; that is, the platform is the lever, the wheel D, the fulcrum, the. horse, the

power, acting on the long arm, and the machinery to be carried,.the weight.

Upon the face ofthe wheel mesh with holes c' in the platform.v This is to enable Vheel D is upon shaft S, and upon tllisshaft is also large cogged wheel K, engaging with small cogged wheel K', on shaft S'.-

i Upon the opposite end of shaft S is balance or crankwheel E, which actuates crank F and arm Gr, and thus power isc'arried to the dash of churn on., which merely represents an application convenient to be shown, and represents a mill, saw, lathe, or any machinery desirable to operate. 4.

The operation -of my invention is simple. The horse travelling upon platform B, which isV in position of an inclined plane, revolves the platform, upon wheel D, upon shaft S, thus communicatingr mot-ion tofthe gears K Aand K', and to the crankfwheel E, actuating the i crank F and arm G, furnishing power to machinery represented by on. In setting np my power, `in a barn, for instance, the

platform B can be under a iioor or scaffold, leaving' uncovered only room enough for the horse to travel, andzwhen-the power is not in use, this can be covered i by trap or door, so that no rooin would be lost.Y

*A power, constructed as above described, is very cheap, durable', and easily managed and attached.

What I claim as my invent-ion, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' The combination. of platform B, friction-Wheel D, constructed and placed as set forth, gears K and K', driving or crank-wheel E, with crank and arm, as shown,

and friction-rollers p 12, the vwhole arranged and operating as'an improved horse-power, substantially as described.`

vin testimony whereof, I have signed my name to v this specification, in -the presence of two 'subscribing witnesses. l

JOHN B. FASSETT.

\Vitnesses:

CARROLL D. WRIGHT, 'AUSTIN S. HoWAnTn. 

